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Industrial Relations Organiser (IRO)

Head of Industrial Relations and Campaigns

FSU Head Office ( Dublin / Belfast )

€59,071- €73,519          £51,206- £63,731

The IRO’s core responsibility is to build and maintain as strong and active a membership as possible in designated employments which they are responsible for. They will represent members both individually and collectively and ensure that members have a strong voice in their workplace with strong representative structures. They will lead and organise workers to ensure their membership grows and participates in the union. They will implement union strategies.

• Implement the Industrial Strategy & Organising Plan
• Strive to achieve the industrial relations goals
• Participate in and support the industrial team
• Work seamlessly with the organising team to grow the union
• Represent individual members in cases up to and including external hearings
• Develop, implement and pursue collective campaigns to improve working conditions and deliver IR goals
• Implement organising activity in their employment areas
• Seek to have union activists in all available positions in their employments
• Provide training to reps as required and develop be-spoke training to their reps as required
• Encourage all union staff to be involved in organising
• Develop and utilise social media platforms to build an audience in their employments
• Utilise digital tools and surveys to increase engagement and participation with members
• Review the effectiveness of all actions and campaigns in the context of the Union's overall Industrial Goals and Organising Plan and make recommendations to the Head of IR/C and General Secretary for improvements.
• Support the Advice Centre through briefing them on changes, updating FAQ’s for your employments and following up on referrals
• Promote FSU
• Participate in training and upskill on latest developments in employment law, industrial relations and organising
• Assist in increasing the capabilities of all FSU staff and seconded officers
• Ensure full understanding of FSU’s Policies and Procedures and operate within those procedures;
• Maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to FSU’s Policies and Procedures;
• Undertake such other tasks as may be required from time to time by the Head of IR/C and/or General Secretary.

The successful candidate should be able to:

• Represent individual members in external hearings
• Negotiate with employers on collective issues
• Represent members collectively in external hearings
• Utilise dispute resolution mechanisms
• Communicate clearly and positively with groups of workers
• Recruit non-members into the union
• Implement and develop plans
• Manage competing priorities
• Be highly competent in all areas of casework, individual and collective, including:

1. at least 3 years experience as lay rep or staff in a union
2. have proven successes in individual case representation
3. negotiating with employers

• Plan and report

1. analyse data/information and uses it to inform planning and reporting
2. translate strategic objectives into operational plans

• Communication:

1. Clearly communicate both orally and in writing
2. Utilise digital tools to communicate and build audience

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Negotiation
• Representation
• Planning and Implementation
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Self-Motivation
• Personal Resilience

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership and people management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A proactive and innovative approach to membership engagement and operations.